HIGH HOLIDAYS
2013
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It is a minhag (custom) during the entire High Holiday period
to be extremely patient, forgiving & sensitive to others
We are supposed to curtail our anger, arguments & criticisms
How can we ask G-d for forgiveness, compassion & patience,
if we can't act this way towards those who we interact with daily?
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EREV ROSH HOSHANA
Wednesday, September 4th
FORGIVENESS PRAYERS
(SLICHOS)
- Men who are in shul say a shortened Selichos before Morning Prayers (Shacharis)
& Release of Vows (Hataras Nedarim) - It is a custom (minhag) to fast until mid-day (different time in each time zone)
- Many men go to the Mikvah in preparation for Rosh Hoshana
- Men & women say a prayer for their children titled אָחוֹת קְטַנָּה (Achas K'Tanah) which can be found on our Prayer Directory under Prayers Not Found In Every Siddur, Scroll down
until you see Pre-Rosh Hoshana Prayer
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ROSH HOSHANA BEGINS ON
Wednesday, September 4th
CANDLE LIGHTING
FOR EVENING 1
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GREETING
It is custom (minhag) to say L’Shana Tova to those you meet while walking
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AT YOUR YOM TOV DINNER
- Women who say the She hechi yanu bracha when they light candles shouldn’t repeat in at Kiddush
- We eat special foods after washing & making the bracha over the challah
- The brachas for these foods can be found on Brachas For Rosh Hoshana Foods
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ROSH HASHANA -
DAY 1
Thursday, September 5th
HIGHLIGHTS OF ROSH HOSHANA PRAYERS
SHOFAR BLOWING
- The blowing of the shofar starts right before the Additional Service (Musaf)
- From that point on until the end of the prayer service there should be no talking
- t is very imporotant that you not leave before the end of the services because it is important that you hear the last set of the shofar blowing
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INSPIRATIONAL PRAYERS
- 'Avinu Malkenu' is said during the Morning Prayer (Shacharis) & again at the Aftermoon
Prayer (Mincha) - 'Nesana Tokaf' is said during the Additional Prayer (Musaf)
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TASHLICH
- The custom (minhag) is to say Tashlich on Rosh Hashana
- If you don’t have a body of water that has living creatures nearby - even a fish pond is acceptable - you can say Tashlich any time between Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
- Some even recite it as late as Hoshana Rabba
- Tashlich can be found in the Art Scroll Machzor on page 630.
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CANDLE LIGHTING FOR EVENING 2
- You don’t light candles until it is dark & you see 3 stars
- If you are unsure about time to light candles wait to light them when the men in your family return from shul
- See Candle Lighting for the correct Brachas.
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KIDDUSH & NEW FRUIT
- A new fruit should be on the table & the Sheh' hechi' yanu recited at the time of Kiddush
- If you say the Sheh' hechi' yanu at candlelighting keep in mind that you will be eating
a new fruit
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ROSH HASHANA -
DAY 2
Friday, September 6th
Day 2 is a repeat of Day 1
- This year Rosh Hoshana flows right into Shabbas
- There is no time on Friday that is not Yom Tov or Shabbas
- If you made an Eruv Tavshilin, you can prepare for Shabbas following the restrictions
of Yom Tov - Even in Israel Rosh Hoshana is celebrated for 2 days
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SHABBAS OF REPENTANCE
SHABBAS SHUVA
Saturday, September 7th
- The Shabbas prayers are basically the same as they are every week
- There are several additional phrases that you say between Rosh Hoshana & Yom Kippur
- Most siddurim have a line in English telling you to say them from Rosh Hoshana thru Yom Kippur or the "Aseres Y'mai Teshuva" (The Ten Days of Repentance)
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KIDDUSH FOR SHABBAS
You say the regular Shabbas Kiddush.
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TZOM GEDALIA -
FAST OF GEDALIA
Sunday, September 8th
- This fast is usually observed the day after Rosh Hashana
- We don't fast on Shabbas except on Yom Kippur
- So this year it is postponed until Sunday
Why do we fast?
- When the Babylonians destroyed the first Temple (Bais Hamikdash) they allowed the
farmers to remain on the land to continue cultivating the land - The Babylonians appointed a Jew, Gedalia ben Achikam, as Governor
- Another Jew assassinated Gedalia
- The remaining Jews feared retribution from the Babylonians
- For this reason they fled Jerusalem which meant that all Jews were now in exile
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EREV YOM KIPPUR
Friday, September 13th
- Men who are in shul say a shortened Selichos before Morning Prayers (Shacharis)
& Avinu Malkeinu is recited - Tachanun, Lamnatzeach & Mizmor L'Todah is not said
- Those who did not do the Release of Vows (Hatarat Nedarim) on Erev Rosh Hashana
do it on this day - There is a mitzvah to have a festive meal (Seudah) on this day
- Some have two festive means (Seudos) one in the morning & another after the Afternoon Service (Mincha)
- Men go to the Mikvah in the afternoon
- A prayer asking forgiveness (Kapparos) is done either with chickens or money &
can be found in the beginning of your Yom Kippur Machzor - You light Memorial (Yahrzeit) Candle(s) for your parents if they are no longer alive
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YOM KIPPUR PROHIBITIONS
The five prohibited pleasures on Yom Kippur are
- Eating & drinking
- Washing your face & body
- Putting on face wash, make up & lipstick, deodorant, perfumes, hand lotion, etc
- Marital relations
- Wearing leather shoes
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CANDLE LIGHTING
- See Candle Lighting page for the correct Brachas
- The father does the regular Friday night brachas for the children
- Then you go to shul on time for Kol Nidre
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YOM KIPPUR PRAYERS
PRAYERS OF REPENTENCE
Yom Kippur is designated as a day set aside for repentence
Specific prayers
that help us confess our sins are included in the Shemoneh Esrei
& are said again when the Chazan
repeats the Shemoneh Esrei
- 'Ashamnu' - we take our fist & pound on our heart for each word
- 'Al Chet' - we also take our fist & pound on our hear for each 'Al Chet' phrase
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PRAYERS OF FORGIVENESS
- 'Shma Koleinu' is led by the Chazan in his repetition of the Shmona Esrei
- 'Avinu Malkenu' which is normally said 4 times on Yom Kippur, is only said at the last service
of Yom Kippur - Ni'ilah - because Yom Kippur falls on Shabbas.
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YOM KIPPUR
Wednesday, September 14th
MEMORIAL PRAYER (YIZKOR)
- The Memorial Prayer, Yizkor, is recited before the Aditional Service (Musaf)
- Those who do not say this prayer usually step outside
HAVDALAH
- Havdolah is said when Yom Kippur is over
- The bracha (blessing) of 'Borei Morei Ha'aish' must be said over a flame that was burning during Yom Kippur
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POST YOM KIPPUR
Many have a custom (minhag) to start putting up
their
Sucah right after Havdalah
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